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Secret Service & prostitution

2012-04-18 16:29:57.758011+02 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

So there's this thing where the U.S. Secret Service was down in Columbia prepping for a Presidential visit, and a prostitution scandal erupted. Long-time readers of Flutterby know I'm not particularly averse to prostitution, relationships have many transactional components and I think heavy restraints on trade tend to bias the playing field, in the case of prostitution those restrictions tend to bias against women.

So here's what bugs me: There was a $25 charge for the additional room. The scandal apparently erupted because two of these assholes were looking for a "2 for the price of 1" deal, in the range of $40-50.

What bothers me, of course, is that a couple of douchebag cheapskates were balking at paying the provider of the services less than twice the additional room charge. I mean, maybe they could expense the room charge, but... yeesh.

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-04-18 20:48:13.268019+02 by: meuon

That our president's security and our nations reputation is so dependant upon people with such bad decision making skills is the real issue. The risk/value assessment involved in stiffing a working girl for less than $60 USD is insane, let alone that 11 of the agents had a similar "guest" that night.

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